LIPID CLASSIFICATION Flashcards
applies to a class of compounds that are soluble in organic solvents and nearly insoluble in water
LIPIDS
non lipid groups
sialic, phosphoryl, amino, or sulfate groups
2 hormones of lipids
oxytocin and insulin
esters of fatty acids with various alcohols
simple lipids
simple lipids that contain fatty acids with various salts
neutral fats
esters of higher alcohols
waxes
classes of lipids containing other radicals
compund lipids
contain H3PO4 and nitrogenous base
Phospholipids
choline as nitrogenous base
lecithin
cephalin
ethanolamine
lipositol
inositol
phosphatidyl serine
serine
resemble lecithin and cephalin in structure
plasmalogen
sphingosine and choline
sphingomyelin
contains carbohydrates and nitrogenous base
glycolipids
having amino and sulfate groups respectively
III-defined lipids
What are the components of III-defined lipids
aminolipids and sulfolipids
products of hydrolysis of I and II; but still exhibiting the general physical characteristics
of lipids
Derived Lipids
product of hydrolysis waxes
straight chain
hydrocarbons in shark liver and human sebum
Squalene
They are neutral ester of monobasic fatty acids with trihydric alcohol, glycerol.
fats
R1, R2 and R3
represent different fatty acid chains and the compound
is called
mixed glyceride
what are the acids in animal fat
oleic, palmitic, and stearic acids
has more stearic and less oleic than pork
mutton fat
composed mainly of palmitic and oleic acids with small
amount of butyric acid and caproic acid
butter fat
mostly oleic acid; has a yellowish tinge due to carotene and
xanthophylls pigments derived from the ingested food
human fat
These are products of fat hydrolysis
fatty acid
belong to the acetic series and have the general formula of CnH2nO2
Saturated Fatty Acids
occurs in the lipids of human tubercle bacilli
Tuberculo stearic acid
degree of unsaturation varies with the number of double bonds present in their structure
unsaturated fatty acids
They are unstable and reactive due to the presence of the double bonds in their molecules. The
reactivity increases with the increase of the double bond
unsaturated fatty acids
insoluble in ordinary solvents
unsaturated fatty acids
most abundant fatty acid found in nature
oleic acid
position where the single unsaturated fatty acids of animal lipid
9,10
The presence of the double bond gives rise to the possibility of geometric isomerism called
cis-trans
isomerism
If the radicals are on the same side of the bond, the compound is called
“cis” form
at the
opposite is called
“trans” form
Common unsaturated fatty acids (with 2 or more double bonds)
o Linoleic acid
o Linolenic acid
o Arachidic acid
Those that cannot be synthesized in the human body and must be supplied by the diet
Essential/indispensable fatty acids
most abundant EFA in mammals
linoleic acid
what is caused by the deficiency of vitamin A
eczema and dermatitis
required amount of EFA in the diet of adults
2% of total chaloric intake
required amount of EFA in the diet of infants
3-4%
has attracted the attention of medical practitioners because the ethyl esters and
soldium salts of hydnocapric and chaulmoogric acid are used in the treatment of leprosy
Chaulmoogra oil
has been shown to produce proliferation of epitheloid and giant cells and is probably the
agent responsible for the manifestation of tuberculosis
Phthioic acid
Have a carbon chain in which two or more carbon-carbon double bonds are present
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
Fish and fish oil are the most concentrated source but maybe found in some plants
omega fatty acids
DPA
docosapentaenoic acid
EPA
eicosapentaenoic acid